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Patented July 5, 1.898.

No. 607,00l.

I. F. PECK. MACHINE FOR SETTING HEEL AND SOLE PROTECTORS FOR BDOTSORSHOES.

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F. PECK. MACHINE FOR SET-TING HEEL A N'D SOLE PROTECTORS FOB BOQTS 0BSHOES.

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I F. PECK. MACHINE FOR SETTING HEEL AND SOLE PROTECTORS FOR BOOTS ORSHOES.

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No. 607,00l. Patented July 5, I898.

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MACHINE FOB SETTING HEEL AND SOLE PROTECTORS FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

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IRA F. PECK, OF AUBURN, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE FOR SETTING HEEL AND SOLE PROTECTORS FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,001, dated July 5,1898. Application filed April 17, 1897. Serial No. 632,554. (No model.)

the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Machines for Setting Heel and SoleProtectors for Boots or Shoes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved machine forsetting heel or sole protectors for boots or shoes. I

The invention is fully set forth in the following description, and thenovel features thereof are pointed out and clearly defined in the claimsat the end of this specification.

In the following description reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings, in WlllGl1- Figure 1 shows a machine embodying my invention inside elevation. Fig.2 shows the said machine in front elevation. Figs. 3and 4. are respectively a View in side elevation and a plan of thetransferring mechanism, feeding mechanism, and connected parts. Fig. 5isa detail of the hopper and raceway.

The sole or heel protectors which my machine is intended moreparticularly to set are composed of metal bent or curved to give theprotector a substantially horseshoe shape in plan. These protectors areforced or driven into the leather of the sole or heel, preferably so asto leave the exposed or wear-rcsisting edge of the protector flush orsubstantially flush with the surface of the heel or sole. The work ofsetting these protectors has been accomplished heretofore by hand, bythe use of a hammer or similar tool adapted to drive them, or by a crudeform of machine which is slow and inefficient in operation. By theemployment of my improved machine, hereinafter described, theseprotectors may be quickly and easily driven without the aid ofspecially-skilled labor.

Referring to the drawings, A is an upright standard having a horizontalprojection or arm B, upon which latter the horn O is supported. Upon thestandard 'A is secured an upwardly and forwardly inclined frame D, whichlatter comprises a base portion, which is bolted to the top of theupright A, and two upwardly and forwardly projecting arms, which serveto support the operating mech anism. The frame D is provided with acrosspiece 1, extending between the upwardly-projecting arms of the saidframe and secured thereto by screw-bolts 2. The said piece 1 is providedwith an upwardly extending curved arm 3, which serves as a support forthe hopper as also for. the mechanism which operates the brush in thehopper,which is employed to agitate the protectors therein. Thismechanism will be referred to hereinafter. The said frame D is providedwith a crosspiece 4:, which may either be secured to the said uprightportions of the frame D or cast integral therewith, and the saidcross-piece 4 supports a laterally-projecting arm 5, upon which thetransferring and feeding mechanism is mounted. At 6 is shown a curvedportion of the frame, which projects horizontally forward and preferablyis cast integral with the upright portions of the frame D and serves tosupport the driver-bar 7, which last is guided in the forward portion ofthe said frame or support 6. At the upper end of the frame D isjournaled the main shaft 8, onone end of which is mounted adriving-pulley 9. This drivingpulley is connected with a clutchmechanism 10 of usual construction, so that when the shipper-lever 11 israised out of contact with the clutch the said driving-pulley is fast onthe said shaft 8 and serves to operate the latter, while when theshipperlever 11 is in contact with the clutch device the driving-pulley9 runs loosely on the said shaft 8.

For the purpose of operating the shipperlever 11 I provide a treadle 12,which is pivoted at the rear of the standard or .uprightA at 13 and theforward end of which is located in convenient proximity to the foot ofthe operator. At 14 is shown a spiral spring which is secured at itsupper end to a hook set in the under side of the horizontal support Band at its lower end to a hook on the treadlelever 12, as will be clearfrom Fig. 1. The spring 1etoperates,after the treadle 12 has beendepressed, to lift the treadle 12 to its normal position as soon asthepressure of thefoot of the operator is removed. A connecting-rod 15is pivoted at its lower end at 16 to the said treadlo-lever 12 and atits upper end at 17 to ICO 'lower end 22 with the said arm and at itsupper end at 23 with the tail or rearwardlyprojecting portion of theshipper-lever 11. The shipper-lever 11 is pivoted at 21 to a boss orprojection 25 near the upper portion of one of the uprights of the frameD. As will be clear, the operator may, by depressing the treadle-leverl2, raise the engaging end of said shipper-lever, thus freeing theclutch and causing the main shaft to rotate. At 26 is a cam which isfast on the said shaft 8. The said cam engages a can1roll 27, which ispivoted between the arms 28 of a yoke-shaped piece 29, which last issecured to or formed on the upper end of the driver-bar 7. Thedriver-bar 7, as previously stated, is mounted in theforwardly-projecting part of the horizontal portion 0 of the frame andis free to move vertically in its bearings in said support. As the cam26 revolves on the shaft 8 the said driver-bar is forced downwardly onceat each revolution of the said cam, and as the projecting portion of thecam passes the roll 27 said driver-bar is moved upwardly again by thepressure of the spiral spring 30, which encircles said bar 7 and isplaced between the support 6 and the head or yoke-shaped part 29 at theupper end of said bar. At the lower end of the said driver-bar 7 Isecure a driver 31, which latter is set in a socket in the lower end ofsaid bar and firmly secured therein in any well-known manner. By thismechanism the driver is caused to reciprocate vertically once duringeach revolution of the shaft 8. The driver 31 consists of a solid pin ofthe shape in cross-section of the plan of the protector which is to beset or driven, the faceof said driver being of a sufficient size toengage the upper edge of the said protector when the latter is beingset.

On the end of the shaft 8 opposite that on which the driving-pulley 9 isplaced I secure a small sprocket-wheel 32, which is connected by meansof a sprocket-chain 33 with a larger sprocket-wheel 3t,which latter isfast is provided with four arms or projections, as shown clearly in Fig.2, and is adapted to revolve inside the hopper 4-1, which preferably iscircular in shape, as shown, and is mounted on the stationary support 3,at the upper end of the latter, where the shaft 39 is journaled. Poweris conveyed by means of the sprocket-chain 33 from the main shaft 8 tothe shaft 35, and thence by means of the beveled gears 37 and 38 to theagitating device or brush 4:0. The protectors are placed in the hopperL1, and by means of the brush elO, which revolves inside the hopper, asdescribed, are agitated and are thus fed onto the upper end of theraceway a2, the upper end of which is located in the bottom of saidhopper. At one point on the bottom of the hopper I form a groove ortrough-shaped recess 43, from the bottom of which rises a thinupwardly-projecting piece or blade 44, which forms the upper end of theraceway. By agitating the protectors in the hopper they are thrown overthe upper end it of the raceway, and such of them as are placed astridethe racewaythat is, with their open sides downwill pass down the upperend at of the raceway, through an opening at one side of the hopperwhere the raceway is located, and thence onto the lower part of theraceway 42. The raceway proger is tapering at its upper end--that is, itgradually thickens at one edge-and is in cross-section of substantiallythe shape shown, Fig. 4--that is to say, it is formed as a blade havinga thickened or beaded edge substantially filling the interior space of aprotcctor-so that when the protector is on the raceway it cannot bedislodged, but must pass down the latter and be delivered at the lowerend thereof. The raceway 42 projects downwardly at the rear of thedriver-bar and is twisted or turned half-around on its long axis, sothat when the protector arrives at the bottom thereof the open side ofthe latter will be toward the operator, and therefore will be in properposition, so that its open side when it is set will lie farthest fromthe edge of the heel or sole. The lower end of the raceway 42 projectsinside the curved metallic piece 45, which is firmly secured to thecover 80 of a block 46. (Shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4.) Thecurved piece 45 is inclined upwardly at its forward end, as shown moreclearly in Fig. 3. The block 46 is secured by means of a screw 4;? tothe forwardly-projectingsupport 5, previously referred to, and is of theshape shown in said Figs. 3 and 4. The top of the block 416 is providedwith a groove or slot lengthwise to receive the transferring device l8,which is adapted to reciprocate within the said slot. The plate or cover80 is secured by screws 81 81 on top of the block-l0 and serves to holdthe transferring device or slidebar as in place. When the saidtransferring device or bar 48 is in its forward position, the lowermostprotector on the raceway rests on top of said bar. hen the bar is movedrearwardly, its forward end passes from under said lowermost protectoron the raceway and allows the latter to drop down into the groove orslot in which the bar 48 moves. The said bar 48 equals in thickness thevertical height of the protector, and at the next forward movement ofthe said bar the protector, which has dropped down in front of it, ismoved forward or transferred and drops into a flaring slot or opening49, which is formed vertically in the forward end of the block 46. Theguide-slot 49 corresponds in shape with the shape of the protector, sothat it serves to center the protector properly with reference to thedriver and the stock in which it is to be set and to maintain it inproper position, as also to guide it while it is being driven into thesole or heel. The slot 49 is directly beneath the driver, and in settingthe protector the driver passes downwardly into and substantiallythrough the slot 49, thereby forcing the protector which is in the slotinto the heel or sole. The guide-slot 40 is formed betweenlaterally-movable side pieces 50 and 51, which latter are set in lateralslots formed at each sideof a vertical slot or opening 52 in the forwardend of the said block 46. The said pieces 50 and 51 are arranged toyield laterally, the outer ends of said pieces being engaged by the endsof a spring 53, which is secured by means of a screw 54 to the curvedfront end of the block 46. By this means the said side pieces 50 and 51will yield slightly as the protector and driver pass downwardly betweenand will thus operate to hold the protector more accurately and willaccommodate themselves to any slight irregularity in the protectorswhich are being set.

In setting a protector in the heel of a shoe the heel is placed in theposition indicated at 55, Fig. 3, the top lift of the heel being placedalong the under side of the forwardlyprojecting portion of the block 46,directly beneath the vertical slot or opening through which theprotector passes. After a protector is set the heel is fed forward ormoved slightly into the proper position to receive another protector, itbeing usual to place three or more protectors side by side in the heel.For the purpose of correctly positioning the heel quickly and of movingit to receive another protector I provide a feedwheel 56, whichpreferably is roughened slightly on the periphery to engage the side ofthe heel. The feed-wheel 56 is provided with a rachet 57, with which thepawl 58 engages. The pawl 58 is pivoted on a disk 59, which is on thearbor of the feed-wheel and ratchet and directly beneath the latter. Theboss of the pawl is provided with an upwardly-projecting portion 60,which lies in a slot 61, formed between lugs 62 on a plate 63. The plate63 is secured by means of a screw 64 to a boss or projection 65 on theside of the transferring-bar 48. The projection or boss 65 lies in aslot 66, formed in the top of the block 46, so that at the reciprocationof the bar 48 the plate 63 is also reciprocated. In

the rearward movement of the plate 63 the pawl 58 is moved rearwardly,as will be clear, slipping over the teeth of the ratchet, while duringthe forward movement of the bar 48 and plate 63 the pawl operates tomove the ratchet 57 and feed-wheel 56, thereby causing the heel of theshoe to be fed forward into position to receive another protector. Thearbor of the feed-wheel 56 and ratchet 57 is secured to the offsetsupporting-piece 67, the rear end of which is set in a slot 68 on theunder side of the block 46 and is firmly secured in place by means of aset-screw 69, (see Fig. 4,) which passes through the side of the block46 in a diagonal direction, as shown. By loosening the setscrew 69 thefeed-wheel may be set in proper position with reference to the driverfor any given size of heel, and its support may then be firmly securedin place. By this means an adjustment of the feed-wheel is obtained. Forthe purpose of reciprocating the transferring device or bar 48 I securethe said bar, by means of an adjusting-screw 70, to a yoke-shaped block'71, to which the forward end of a connecting-rod 7 2 is connectedpivotally at 73. The rear end of said rod 72 is pivotally connected withthe lower end of a lever 74, which latteris pivoted at 75 between theuprights of the frame D. The upper end of the said lever 74 is held incontact with the peripheral cam 26, by means of which the driver isoperated. By this device the bar 48, which operates to transfer theprotectors one by one from the lower end of the raceway to a positionunder the driver, is positively reciprocated once at each revolution ofthe driving-shaft.

For the purpose of supporting firmly the boot or shoe in which theprotectors are to be set I provide the horn C, which is of the usualshape and the upper end of which is in proper position relatively to thedriver to hold the boot or shoe firmly in position to have a protectorset in the sole or heel thereof. The horn O is mounted on a verticalsupportingscrew 76, which latter is supported at the forward end of thehorizontal support B. The horn O is swiveled on the upper end of saidscrew 76, and the screw is provided with an open cap 77, which may beseized by the operator and by means of which the screw may be turned toraise or lower it relatively to the support B. In this way a Verticaladjustment of the horn is secured, or the horn may be lowered to removethe upper end thereof from close proximity to the driver in case itshould be desirable for any purpose to remove it.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Protectors being on theraceway, the boot or shoe is placed on the horn, and the heel, or

that portion of the sole in which the protectors are to be set, isbrought into position directly beneath the guide-slot and against theperiphery of the feed-wheel 56. The operator then depresses the treadle12, which raises the shipper, freeing the clutch and permitting the mainshaft to be rotated. In case only one protector is to be set theoperator will remove his foot from the treadle, and the main shaft willmake one rotation, when the machine will again stop. The rotation of theshaft bears down the driver, which drives the protector from theguide-slot 49 into the stock. The driver is then raised, and thetransferring device or bar 48 moves forward, transferring a protectorfrom the end of the raceway into the guide-slot 49 and at the same timefeeding forward the stock into position to receive the next protector.The driver then descends, forcing the protector so trans ferred into thestock, and the operation is repeated.

What I claim is- 1. In a machine for setting heel or sole proteetors, adriver, and a raceway, in combination with a transferring device totransfer the protectors one at a time from the end of the raceway to apoint underneath the driver, comprising a reciprocating slide-bar, aholder to present the protector properly to the driver and to guide itwhile it is being driven, and a feeding device for feeding forward thestock, said feeding device comprising a feedwheel and means for rotatingthe latter consisting of a pawl and ratchet, said pawl being actuated bythe reciprocating slide-bar and operating at each movement of the latterto cause the stock to be fed forward, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, a driver, supplying and feeding devices including areciprocating transferring device, feeding mechanism for feeding forwardthe work comprising a feedwheel and a pawl and ratchet to rotate saidfeed-wheel, said pawl being actuated by the reciprocating transferringdevice, and means to adjust said feed-wheel toward and from the line ofmovement of the driver, substantially as described.

The combination, in a machine for setting horseshoc-shaped heel or soleprotectors, of a hopper, a raceway consisting of a blade having a thinupper end to receive the protectors astride the same after they leavethe hopper, and also having a thickened or headed edge throughout itslower portion substantially filling the interior of a protector toprevent dislodgment of the latter, the said raceway having a twist topresent the open ing of the protector to the front, a transferrerwhereby the protectors are delivered one at a time from the raceway to apoint underneath the driver, a holding and guiding device havingyielding sides to hold the protector which is delivered thereto by thetransferrer and a vertical opening to guide the protector while it isbeing driven, and a driver, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA F. PEOK.

XVitnesses:

GEo. F. BEAN, F. XV. XVHITGHER.

